| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] [prep] the | 583 |
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| 2 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] [prep] the | 583 |
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| 3 | [prep] [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] the | 506 |
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| 4 | of [noun] were [verb] [prep] the | 374 |
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| 5 | of [noun] were [verb] [prep] the | 374 |
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| 6 | [prep] [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] the | 236 |
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| 7 | [prep] [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the | 168 |
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| 8 | [prep] [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] the | 140 |
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| 9 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] in the | 112 |
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| 10 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] in the | 112 |
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| 11 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] by the | 110 |
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| 12 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] by the | 110 |
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| 13 | in [noun] were [verb] [prep] the | 71 |
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| 14 | [prep] [noun] were [v-ing] [prep] the | 71 |
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| 15 | in [noun] were [verb] [prep] the | 71 |
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| 16 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] to the | 60 |
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| 17 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] to the | 60 |
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| 18 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] from the | 54 |
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| 19 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] from the | 54 |
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| 20 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] on the | 39 |
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| 21 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] on the | 39 |
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| 22 | [prep] [n mass] were [verb] [prep] the | 38 |
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| 23 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] at the | 31 |
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| 24 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] at the | 31 |
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| 25 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] with the | 27 |
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| 26 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] for the | 27 |
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| 27 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] with the | 27 |
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| 28 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] for the | 27 |
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| 29 | for [noun] were [verb] [prep] the | 22 |
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| 30 | for [noun] were [verb] [prep] the | 22 |
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